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Bayonne Bridge to remain open for Labor Day weekend

Bayonne Bridge

Construction is ongoing at the Bayonne Bridge where the roadway is being raised to allow for larger, modern ships to travel under it, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014. Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal
(Reena Rose Sibayan/The Jersey Journal)

The Bayonne Bridge will remain open tonight until Tuesday night at 9 p.m., as construction halts for the upcoming holiday weekend, according to Port Authority spokesman Steven Sypa.

Normally, the bridge is closed on weekday nights, including Friday night going into Saturday morning and Monday night going into Tuesday morning, due to the ongoing $1.3 billion "Raise the Roadway" construction project, according to the Port Authority's website.

Since that construction has been suspended for the Labor Day weekend, the Bayonne Bridge will remain open tonight as well as Monday night, Sypa told The Jersey Journal earlier this afternoon. Construction will resume its normal schedule beginning Tuesday night at 9 p.m., he said.